Fuel tanker drivers operating at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) on Monday embarked on a sit down strike to back their pressure on the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to enforce the use of the loading manual. The drivers, numbering over 100, parked their tankers and gathered at the forecourt of the Refinery to express their … The post Tanker drivers embark on sit down strike
Mr Li Hengtian, Deputy Director of the China International Publishing Group Training Center (CIPG), has called on the Media of both Ghana and China to act as the bridge for the two countries to promote exchange programmes. He said reports by journalists act as the mirror for citizens of other countries to desire to visit … The post Ghana and China media professionals
One of the two newly appointed Deputy National Women Organizers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ms. Justina Awo Banahene, has expressed her deepest appreciation to the National Council of the party for her appointment. Expressing her gratitude through the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra, Ms. Banahene also expressed gratitude to Madam Kate Gyamfuah, … The post NPP
Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) Senior High School (SHS) on Monday, launched its 20th anniversary celebration with a call on government to engage stakeholders on the free SHS education policy and the double track system. Very Reverend Father Wisdom Larweh, Assistant Secretary General of the National Catholic Secretariat, speaking at the launching, said proper stakeholders’ … The post Government
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to undertake a nationwide full enforcement and compliance exercise on the excise tax stamp, beginning next week. Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the Commissioner-General of GRA, who announced this, said after an appreciable public education effort to raise the awareness of the public on the excise tax, the time had … The post GRA
landMr Stephen Oduro-Kwarteng, Ashanti Regional Director of the Lands Commission, has called for harmonization of the country’s land laws to ease the process of land title registration. Reforms to bring all the fragmented laws together would not only help the people to understand the land tenure system, but ensure transparency and accountability in the land … The post Harmonize
The on-going Western regional tour of Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, keeps throwing up interesting highlights that enforces the likelihood of he being elected ahead of all the other flagbearer contenders. Over the weekend, the Nadowli Kaleo MP, whose promise to depart from the divisive leadership style of former President … The post Huge
The Tarkwa Nsueam Municipal Assembly (TNMA) has presented equipments worth GHC89, 919 cedis to forty eight Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Municipality. The measure is to support PWD’s to venture into various businesses to help them earn incomes to cater for their families. The items included deep freezers, cassava milling machines, knitting and sewing … The post TNMA
The government has been called upon to establish the Plant and Fertilizer Fund (PFF) as provided for by the Plant and Fertilizer Act, 2010 (Act 803) to finance research and investigations relating to fertilizers being used in the country. The Northern Regional branch of the Ghana Agri-Input Dealers Association (GAIDA), which made the call in … The post Government asked to establish
A research conducted by World Vision Ghana (WVG) has revealed that about 41 per cent of parents who give their children out for early marriage see nothing wrong with the practice. Mr. Richard Okai, Programme Effectiveness Director of WVG, said the situation required sustained and strategic campaign to tackle the menace, which continued to hinder … The post 41% of parents
The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) and National Accreditation Board (NAB) Monday said the six-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) programme being run by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a first degree professional programme and not a postgraduate degree. A statement issued the NCTE in Accra, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, … The post Pharm.
Mr Ekwow Spio-Gabrah, Presidential Aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says when he is elected as President all state functions under his leadership will serve locally made dishes and drinks. The move, he explained, would be a good example by the state for the citizenry to emulate, help boost the local economy by reducing … The post I will serve local
Cashew farmers in the Techiman North District of Brong-Ahafo Region at the weekend, expressed worry over recurring bushfire outbreaks in the area, which is causing great havoc to their economic activities. According to members of the Kroye Farmers Association, unscrupulous activities of hunters, Fulani herdsmen and palm wine tappers remained major causes of the bushfires … The post Bushfires
Mr Daniel Kodjo Agboka Dzegede, Volta Regional Treasurer, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated the determination of the Party to “chart a new course” with the media to rebrand the NDC ahead of the 2020 general elections. “We are ready for a new relationship with the media. We want the media to work with us. … The post We want a new relationship
Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has called for increased support and investments to grow the sector. She indicated that the Ministry was working to develop appropriate policies and administrative structures that can propel the growth of the industry as a major pillar for socio-economic advancement. That, she said, was … The post Tourism
Three million and over people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. This represents one in 20 deaths and more than three quarters of these deaths were among men. The harmful use of alcohol, overall, causes more than … The post Alcohol kills over 3 million people annually
A master-piece of unique Ghanaian Culture, Arts and Tradition marked this year’s Central Regional edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) held last Saturday at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. The programme in the form of a durbar, served as a prelude to the celebration of … The post Culture, Arts and
The National chess team of Ghana (Golden Knights), are set to participate in the 43rd Chess Olympiad scheduled to take place in Batumi, Georgia this year. The biennial event fixed for Saturday, September 22 to October 6, would attract more than 160 countries including Ghana. The Ghana team, would feature 10 players made up of … The post Ghana to play at 2018 World Chess
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